euphemistically
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Thanks to their efforts, the act euphemistically included “talent representatives” as potential grant recipients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Employers and government officials euphemistically refer to it as "balancing the workforce".
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
That’s because the global maps most of us are used to are as deceptive as icy Greenland’s euphemistically balmy name.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026
Governments, for instance, can use what’s euphemistically referred to as “creative accounting” — counting things as protected that probably should not be considered protected.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2024
If they were up to things—as she euphemistically thought of it—she didn’t need, or want, to know.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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